6 tools for running Windows games on macOS
I’ve been happily using Parallels Desktop for my Windows and Linux virtual machine needs for about the past three years. It’s performant, supports a reasonable variety of guest operating systems, and, with some tweaks, can also run headless developer machines and Kubernetes clusters.
However, times are financially lean, so every time I see that recurring fee approaching, I wonder if there are any alternatives. With VMware making Fusion Pro free for personal use in May, it seemed a good time to survey the desktop emulation landscape.
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Want to watch me fumble my way through figuring out how to get everything to work? Enjoy! 😁
Emulation, virtualisation, compatibility layers…
Before I begin, I want to clarify some of the terminology the tools I cover use and what they mean. Not every tool for running Windows and other operating systems works the same way, or they use different terminology to mean the same thing.
- Virtual machine: A…
